Glass melting and shaping device.



PATBNTBD Nov. a, 1904.

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M..J. OWENS. y GLASS MELTING AND SHAPING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.22, 1903.

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GLASS MELTING AND SHAPING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.22, 1903.

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No. 774,690. PATBNTBD Nov. 8, 1904.

M. J. OWENS. GLASS. MBLTING AND SHAPIYNG DEVICE.

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UNITED STATES Patented November 8, 1904. i

MICHAEL J. OWENS, OE TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR To THE TOLEDO p GLASS COMPANY, OE TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OE OHIO.

GLASS MELTlNG AND SHAPING DEVI'CE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters' Patent No. 774,690, dated-November 8, '1.904.

.t Applicationiiiled December 22,1903. Serial No. 186,257. (No model.) l

To IJ/Z whom it may concern:

Be it known that yI, MICHAEL J OWENS, a citizen of the United States, resid ing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glass Melting and Shaping Devices, of which the following is a specification, referd rawings.

ence being had therein to the accorripanyingv The invention consists in new and useful'l improvements in glass melting and shaping devices, as more fully hereinafter described,

and particularly pointed outin the claims. y

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical cention on line ww, Fig. 4. Fig. is a similar section of Fig. 5, showing the parts in slightly different position. Fig. is a section similar to Fig. 6, showing the parts in still dierent position. Fig. 8 is a section showing the blank-mold removed Or open and the .blowing or body mold in position about the blank for blowing; and Fig. 9 is asimilar section showing the article blown in the body-mold.

rl`he glass gathering and shaping machine shown at the right hand of Fig. l and lettered A is a type of machine previously invented by me and fully described in my Patent No. 766,768, dated August 2, 1904, and'I do not deem it necessary here to describe allthe details of its construction and operation, but briel y 4refer to its general mode of operation.

B is a base supported on wheels B, which run on suitable tracks B2. Uponthis base is a stationary post C, on which is journaled a frame D, adapted to be intermittently rotated,

in this instance one-fifth of a complete revolutionfor each movement. Onvthe frame D are a series of mold-frames D', in this instance there being live shown, and in Fig. 2 I have shown the diderent positions of thesemoldframes at each stopping-point.

On the base of the cylindrical portion `E of the frame D is arranged a star-Wheel E, hav- ,ing slots a, and opposite the star-wheel is arranged adisk F, having pinsfr thereon, 'i

adapted to engage` the slot, and 'intermediate segments G',-adapted ,to engage Withjthe curved bearings Z on" the' starwheel tohold the star-Wheel and the mold-frame stationary while thus engaged, the star-wheel being rotated by the engagement of the pins in the slots. The disk F is rotated by a Worm H enin detail in my previous application and forming no part of my present invention.

The mold-frames D are adapted to be raised and lowered by any suitable mechanismsuch, forinstance, as the lever L'engaging a camway I on the' stationary postl C. This camway is so shaped that when a mold-frame reaches the station lettered ZV' in Fig.` 21 it will be lowered and will be raised in leavingthat position, traveling in a substantially horizontal plane the remainder ofthe distance. Each mold-frame preferably carries a sucking or blank-forming mold J, made in sections,` the upper portion J being in a separated section and being commonly called the neckmold or Lneck -ring and likewise being made m two separable parts. K 1s a pin or plunger projecting Into the up- ,per end of the neck-ring to form an indentationhin the glass when it is gathered therein and when withdrawn ablowing-head by 6, igaging a worm-wheel H on the under side 'A of the disk F, this construction being shown essi summers por" suitable mechanism moved into position above the sucking-mold, and this blowing-head has a passage L therein adapted to register with the passage L2, which is connected to a suitable source of air-supply under pressure con trolled by a suitable valve. (Not shown.)

M is a lever carried by the mold-frame, at its lower end having a spring-pressed knife M', adapted to be moved across the lower end of the sucking-mold for the purpose of cutting off the glass, as illustrated in Fig. 6.

N is a body or blowing mold, as shown in Fig. 8, made in sections and adapted to inclose the blank when formed in the suckinglmold below the neck-ring.

N' is a suitable bottom for the blowing or body mold.

Suitable operating mechanism is provided for moving these various parts during the travel of the machine and while at the points of rest, and as these details form no part of my present invention, but are fully described in my previously-referred-to application, I will not here enter into a description thereof.

In the use of such a machine as that prelviously described it is necessary to bring the glass to it and to maintain that glass at asubstantially uniform consistency for the successive gathering operations of the machine, and my present invention has particular'relation to the glass-melting device and the transtank, as will be now described.

6 is a continuous melting-tank, being any' suit-able melting-tank of that type known as a continuous melting-tank, having preferably at one end an inlet 7, through which the batch for making the glass may be admitted. I have shown at 8 the gas-inlet openings for the gas to be used in mel-ting the batch, .and a cross-wall 9 between the melting-chamber 10 and the refining-chamber l1. At a suitable point, preferably opposite the opening 7, I provide an outlet 2O from the refining-chamber 11, out of which the glass may flow. This outlet I have shown controlled by a suitable gate-valve 13.

14 is amovable holder for the glass. In this case I have shown it in the shape of a circular tank arranged below the outlet from the continuous tank, so that the glass may ow directly from the continuous tank into the holder or tank 14.

15 is a casing which covers the greater portion of the temporary holder or tank 14, but leaves the portion v1b exposed outside the casing and at a point where one of the -sucking-molds J may be moved into operative relationwith the glass -in the temporary holder. The holder or tank 14 I move, and in this case I rotate it. It may be moved either continuously or intermittently; but Ihave her. shown an intermittent motion imparted to i by the drive-shaft 17, having a worm 18, an la similar starwheel construction to that already described for the machine, which I have indicated at.19 and which is illustrated in detail in Fig. 3. y

The parts being' thus constructed, their operation is as follows: The batch being fplaced in the melting-chamber 10 and the gas ignited it will be melted and the glass formed in a molten mass, which will flow into; the refining-chamber 11, and when the valve 13 is opened it will How through the' outlet into the rotary tank or holder 14, as plainly illustrated in Fig. 1. When thedesired quantity of glass is obtained in the-temporary holder, the machine is started, ,and 'one of the blankmolds being rotatedI over the portion 16 of the tank, the surface of the glass therein being exposed, asf, shown in Fig. 1, it will dip its lower open'eud into the molten glass, as

shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 5, andthe air being exhausted from the cavity e in the sucking or blank mold the glass in the tank will be forced up into the mold-cavity to completely fill the same. The mold-cavity is preferably lof the shape of a blank which may be blown, and devices are employed for making the indentation or blow-opening in theblank-such, for instance, as the pin K. -When theblank is thus formed, the mold rises, and the cut-olf M will move across the' lower end of the sucking or blank mold and sever the glass in the mold from that in the tank or holder. The core or pin K being then withdrawn and the lower portion of the sucking.- mold being open, the body or blowing` mold Nis inclosed about the suspended blank, 'the bottom N being in proper position, when ai'r being admitted through the connection L2 the article will be blown to its final shape, as shown in Fig. 9. Then the mold dips into the glass in the temporary holder or tank 14, the cold metal will' chill the glass at that point, so

that if succeeding dippings take place at thev same point the glass will have lost its plasticity and it will be diflicult or impossible to gather the chilled glass into the mold. As soon as the mold is dipped and withdrawn from the molten glass the tank is moved, in this case by being rotated so that the point at which the dipping last took place is carried from the dipping-point of the mold, and a new and fresh surface is brought into place for subsequent operations. That portion of the glass which has been previously chilled by the dipping operation will be moved away from the dipping-point within the casing 15, where it will be reheated either by the heat in the molten glass around it or by the `heat coming through the passage-way 20,

through which the molten glass flows from the melting-tank, or I may employ separate IOO IIO

eser AvAaAsLs coe*- heating means for the chamber 2l within the casing 15. I have shown for this purposea surrounding the tank. e stated fact it will be observed that it is equally gas-inlet 22,'which will form a heating means for the glass in the tank or holder 14. In this way I am enabled to present to the machine glass of substantially uniform consistency and plasticity and at the same time to reheat'that portion of the glass which has been chilled by the dipping operation.

It will be observed that the glass can fiow continuously fromthe melting-tank into the temporary holder and that such temporary older or tank acts as a transfer mechanism from themelting-tank to the machine, and I believe I am the first to employ any kind of transfer mechanism between the melting-tank having an outfiow and a gathering-machine or blank-forming machine. I believe I am also the first to provide means to overcome the difiiculties arising by the chilling of the glass due to the dipping operation by presenting a fresh surface for dipping for successive operations and also for reheating the chilled glass caused by the dipping and after reheating returning thesame to thedipping or gathering point. I also believe that I am the first to devise a blank-forming machine which is adapted to take the glass which fiows from an outlet in a melting or supply tank and shaping that glass into'a blank which may be blown. It is to be here noted that the glass is chilled to some extent by its surfacel exposure to the surrounding atmosphere, and while it is true that by dipping the mold into the glass the latter is surface-chilled at the dipping-point, yet it isalso true that the glass is surfacechilled so as to require reheatingby simply carrying it outside of the heating-chamber and exposing it to the atmospheric temperature In view of the aboveas necessary toy reheat the molten glass because of the lowering of the temperature there of due to exposure as Well as to reheat it on account of the chilling by dipping the mold.

Where I use the word pool in this specification I do not refer to the molten metal, but to the receptacle or container in which the molten metal is held.k

Vhat I claim as my invention isl. In apparatus for the manufacture of glass articles, a tank or holder for a mass of moltenv glass arranged to expose a portion ofthe surface of said glass at a vdipping-point, in combination with means for bringing fresh portions of the mass of molten glass successively to said dipping-point, whereby the chilled glass produced by a dipping operation is carried away from the dipping-point andia fresh portion of the glass brought thereto for the next succeeding dipping operation.

2. In apparatus for the man ufacture of glass articles, a tank or holder for a mass of molten glass arrangedfto expose a portion of the surface of said glass at a dipping-point, in combination with means for bringing fresh portions of the mass of glass successively tothe dipping-point,\and means for remelting the f chilled portions of the mass of glass produced by the dipping operations and restoring them to the uniform consistency of the mass.

3. In apparatus forthe manufacture of glass articles, a movable tank or holder for a mass of molten glass arranged to expose a portion of the surface of said glass at a dipping-point, -in combination with means for moving said Vholder to bring fresh portions of the mass of molten glass successively to the dipping-point and withdraw the chilled portions therefrom.

4. In apparatus for the manufacture of glass articles, a movable tank or holder for-a mass of molten glass arranged to expose a portion of the surface of said mass at a dipping-point,

holder-,tov bring fresh portions of the mass of molten glass t'o the dipping-point and withdraw the chilled portions therefrom, and means for-remelting such chilled portions after their .withdrawal 'from the dipping-point, and restoring them to the uniform consistency of the mass.

5. In apparatus for the manufacture of glass articles, a movable tank or holder for a mass of molten glass, in combination with a cover therefor leaving a portionA of the surface of the glass in the tank exposed at a dippingvpoint, and means for moving said holder-to carry fresh portions of said glass from beneath the cover to the dipping-point and Withdraw the chilled portions of the glass from molten glass from the heating-chamber to the dipping-point and withdraw the'chilled portions of the glass from the dipping-point and carrying them into the heating-chamber.

7 In apparatus for the manufacture of glass articles, a rotary tank or holder for a mass of molten glass, and a cover therefor leaving a part of the surface of the glass in the tank exposed at a dipping-point, in combination with means for rotating said tank to carry fresh portions of the molten glass from beneath the cover to the dipping point and withdraw chilled portions of the glass from thedippingpoint and carry them beneath the cover.

8. In apparatus for the manufacture of glass articles, a rotary tank or holder for a mass of` 1molten glass, in combination with a heatingchamber located over said tank and forming.

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a cover therefor leaving a part of the'surface of the glass in the tank exposed at a dippingpoint, and. means for rotating said tank to carry fresh portions of the molten glass from the heating-chamber to the dipping-point and withdraw chilled portions of the glass from the dipping-point and carrying them into the heating-chamber.-

9. In apparatus for the manufacture of glass articles, a movable tank or holder for a mass of molten glass, in combination with a stationary melting-tank arranged to deliver a constant supply of molten glass into the movable tank, and means for moving the latter tank to bring fresh portions of the molten glass to a dipping-point and Withdraw chilled portions of the glass therefrom.

10. In apparatus for the manufacture of glass articles, a movable tank or holder for a mass of molten glass and a cover therefor leaving a portion of the surface of said mass of glass exposed at a dipping-point, in combination with a stationary melting-tank arranged to deliver a constant supply of molten glass into the movable tank beneath its cover, and means for moving the latter tank to carry fresh portions of the molten glass from beneath the cover to the dipping-point and Withdraw chilled portions of the glass from saidpoint and carry them beneath the cover.

11. In apparatus for the manufacture of glass articles, a movable tank or holder for a mass of molten glass, and a heating-chamber located over said tank, and forming a cover therefor leaving a portion of the surface of the glass in the tank exposed at a dippingpoint, in combination with a stationary melting-tank arranged to deliver a constant supply of molten glass into the movable tank beneath the heating-chamber, and means for moving the latter tank to carry fresh portions of the molten glass from the heating-chamber to the dipping-point, and to withdraw the chilled portions of the glass from said point and carry them into the heating-chamber.

l2. In apparatus for the manufacture of glass articles, a rotary tank or holder for a mass of molten glass, in combination With a stationary melting-tank arranged to deliver a constant supply of molten glass into the rotary tank, and means for rotating the latter tank to bring fresh portions of the molten glass to a dipping-point and Withdraw chilled portions of the glass therefrom.

13. In apparatus for the manufacture of glass articles, a rotary tank or holder for a mass of molten glass, and a cover therefor leaving a portion of the surface of said mass of glass exposed at a dipping-point, in combination with a stationary melting-tank arranged to deliver a constant supply of molten glass into the rotary tank beneath its cover, and means for rotating the latter tank to carry fresh portions of the molten glass from beneath the cover to the dipping-point and Withdraw chilled portions of the glass from said point and carry them beneath the cover.

14. In apparatus for the manufacture of glass articles, a rotary tank or holder for a mass of molten glass, and a heating-chamber located thereover and forming a cover therefor leaving a portion of the surface of the glass in the tank exposed at a dipping-point, in combination with a stationary melting-tank arranged to deliver a constant supply of molten glass into the rotary tank beneath the heating-chamber, and means for rotating the latter tank to carry fresh portions of the molten glass from the heating-chamber to the dipping-point and to withdraw the chilled portions of the glass from said point and carry them into the heating-chamber.

15. The combination of a rotary glass tank and a heating-chamber over a portion thereof, a portion of said tank projecting outside the heating-chamber to expose a portion of the glass for gathering purposes.

16. The combination with a gathering-machine having means for dipping into molten glassI and gathering a quantity thereof, of a glass-supply device arranged in operative relation thereto, and means for causing glass of like plasticity to be brought into operative relation to the dipping-machine at successive operations.

17. The combination with a gathering-machine having vmeans for dipping into molten glass and gathering a quantity therefrom, of a receptacle adapted to contain a supply of molten glass, and means for moving the receptacle to present a different dipping-point for successive operations of the gatheringmachine.

18. The combination with a gathering-machine having means for dipping into molten glass and gathering a quantity thereof, of a tank or pool arranged in operative relation thereto, and means for moving the tank to present a different dipping-point for successive operations of the machine.

19. A movable tank adapted to contain molten glass, a cover over said tank constructed to expose af portion of the interior of the tank, means for moving the tank to bring the exposed portion Within the cover, and to thereby expose other portions thereof.

2Ot The combination of a movable tank adapted to contain molten glass, a gatheringmachine arranged in operative relation to said tank and having mechanism for dipping into and gathering a quantity of glass therefrom, a heating means for that portion of the tank which is away from the dipping-point, and means for moving the tank to successively bring new portions of the tank to the gathering-point and to the heating means.

21. The combination of a continuous melting-tank having an outiiow, of a pool into IOO IIS

nasi Manners coi adjacent to the tank, a transfer device between the tank'and gathering-machine and means for reheating the glass after it is chilled by the gathering-machine.

24. The combination of a melting-tank having an outflow, of a temporary holder into which the glass iiows,and a gathering-machine arranged adjacent to said holder, and adapted to gather the glass therefrom.

25. The combination of a continuous melting-tank having an outflow,of a transfer mechanism adapted to receive the outflow and to transfer it to a shaping mechanism and cooperating shaping mechanism for taking definite portions of glass from the transfer mechanism, forming it into a blowing-blank, and giving said blank its final shape.

26. The combination of a continuous melting-tank having an outflow-opening of a shap-V ing-machine adjacent thereto and mechanism in said machine for taking -definite portions of the outflow, forming it into a blowingblank, and giving said blank its final shape.

27. The combination of a continuous melting-tank having an outflow,` of automatic mechanism for taking like definite quantities of the outflow from said tank, and coperating automatic mechanism for shaping the gathered glass into a blank, and for expanding said blank into a hollow article.

28. In combination a melting-tank, a pool into which the glass from said melting-tank flows, said pool having a portion exposed to permit a gathering device to move therein mechanism for gathering like definite quantities of molten glass from the exposed portion of the pool and cooperating mechanism for shaping the gathered glass into a hollow artic e.

29. The combination of a tank or pool of glass having a cover over a portion, and a point or portion exposed, of a gathering-machine arranged adjacent to said tank adapted to gather glass from such exposed point or portion of the pool.

30. The combination of a continuous tank, a pool adapted to be supplied with moltenglass from said tank, a cover for said pool having a point or portion exposed, and a gatheringmachine adapted to gather glass from such exposed point of the pool.

31. The combination of a continuous melting-tank having an outiiow, of automatic mechanism for taking like definite quantities of the outflow from said tank, and coperating automatic mechanism for shaping the gathered glass intoa blank, and for expanding said blank into a hollow article.

32. In combination a melting-tank, a pool into which the glass from said melting-tank flows, said pool having a portion exposed to permit a gathering device to move therein, mechanism for gathering like definite quantities of molten glass 'from the exposed portion of the pool, and cooperating mechanism for shaping the gathered glass into a hollow article.

33. The combination of a continuous melting-tank having an outflow, a transfer device for transferring the'outflowingglass to a blankmold, said mold, and coperating means for forming a blowing-blank in said mold and blowing the same into a hollow article.

34:. The combination of a melting-tank, having an outflow, of means for taking definite quantities of the outflow and delivering it to a shaping device, and cooperating means in the shaping device for forming the glass into a blank and blowing the blank into a hollow article.

35.. The combination of a glass-furnace comprising a tank adapted to contain molten glass and a heating-chamber, the tankhaving a portion exposed to permit gathering therefrom, and mechanism for moving a portion of said furnace to expose a fresh portion of the tank and to reheat that portion previously exposed. 36. The combination of a melting-tan k, of a glass-furnace into which the contents of the melting-tank arev adapted to be discharged comprisinga tank and heating-chamber thereover, the tank having a portion exposed to permit of gathering therefrom, and mechanism for moving a portion of said furnace to expose a fresh portion of the tank and to reheat that portion previously exposed.

37. The combination of a tank or holder and a casing forming a heating-chamberthereover, said casing being so constructed as to expose a portion of the surface of the tank, and means for exposing new portions of the tank and for bringing the previously-exposed portion into the heating-chamber for reheating, substantially as described.

38. The combination of a melting-tank having an outflow-opening, a movable tank into which the outfiow is adapted to be delivered, a casing over said movable tank adapted to expose a portion thereof, 'and means for moving the tank so as to expose fresh portions thereof and to bring the previously-exposed portions within the casing to be reheated.

39. The combination of areceptacle adapted to contain molten glass having a portion only of its surface exposed to permit gathering therefrom, of means whereby fresh portions of the body of the glass can be presented at the exposed point for subsequent gathering operations.

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40. The combination With a tank or pool adapted to contain molten glass having a portion only of its surface exposed for gathering, of means whereby the glass in the tank or pool 5 is moved to presenta fresh portion thereof at the exposed point for subsequent gathering operations.

eee? Avmmeue In testimony Whereofl affix my signature'in presence of two Witnesses.

MICHAEL J. OWENS'.

Witnesses:

WM. S. VVALBRIDGJJ, E. HrHosn 

